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Personal data Alexander Halligan 

Sources 1, 2, 3
  • He was born in the year 1837 in Fermanagh, Ireland.
  • He died on April 3, 1889 in Wanganui. Wanganui-Manawatu, New Zealand, he was 52 years old.
  • He is buried in Whanganui Cemetery, 15 Head's Rd, Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand.

Household of Alexander Halligan

He is married to Elizabeth Louisa McCarthy.

They got married on August 17, 1865 at Auckland, New Zealand, he was 28 years old.


Child(ren):

  5. Alice Maud Halligan  1875-1957 
  6. Charles James Halligan  1877-1958 
  7. Bertie Halligan  1879-1959 
  8. Maude Halligan  1881-1965 
  9. William Halligan  1883-1917
  10. Sarah Halligan  1884-1958
  11. Annie Halligan  1886-1975 

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Sources

  1. Lamason Family Tree Web Site, Robert Lamason, Alexander Halligan, January 14, 2014
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  3. Lamason Family Tree Web Site, Robert Lamason, Alexander Halligan, January 14, 2014
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Historical events

Day of marriage August 17, 1865

  • The temperature on August 17, 1865 was about 17.1 °C. There was 16 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 81%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1865: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • January 31 » American Civil War: The United States Congress passes the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, abolishing slavery and submits it to the states for ratification.
    • March 4 » The third and final national flag of the Confederate States of America is adopted by the Confederate Congress.
    • March 25 » American Civil War: In Virginia, Confederate forces temporarily capture Fort Stedman from the Union.
    • May 10 » American Civil War: In Kentucky, Union soldiers ambush and mortally wound Confederate raider William Quantrill, who lingers until his death on June 6.
    • July 30 » The steamboat Brother Jonathan sinks off the coast of Crescent City, California, killing 225 passengers, the deadliest shipwreck on the Pacific Coast of the U.S. at the time.
    • December 4 » North Carolina ratifies 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, followed soon by Georgia, and U.S. slaves were legally free within two weeks.

Day of death April 3, 1889

  • The temperature on April 3, 1889 was about 4.5 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 85%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1889: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • January 15 » The Coca-Cola Company, then known as the Pemberton Medicine Company, is incorporated in Atlanta.
    • March 31 » The Eiffel Tower is officially opened.
    • June 3 » The first long-distance electric power transmission line in the United States is completed, running 14 miles (23km) between a generator at Willamette Falls and downtown Portland, Oregon.
    • September 28 » The General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) defines the length of a meter.
    • November 15 » Brazil is declared a republic by Marshal Deodoro da Fonseca as Emperor Pedro II is deposed in a military coup.
    • November 23 » The first jukebox goes into operation at the Palais Royale Saloon in San Francisco.


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